Indian people having any problem by reading British general ?
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The Problem With The
English Language In
India
GUEST POST WRITTEN BY
Sahith Aula
Capital Flows , CONTRIBUTOR
Guest commentary curated by Forbes Opinion. Avik
Roy, Opinion Editor. FULL BIO
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are
their own.
Mr. Aula is a graduate of the University of
Cambridge, The Sandra Day O’Connor College of
Law and Emory University.
Imagine living in a nation where you, a
member of the majority, are unable to
read the label of the medicine you must
give your child, the menu at a local
restaurant or even the warning signs of
the road; a place where you are unable
to comprehend the government
document officiating your driver’s
license, tax filing or marriage. This is the
world that hundreds of millions of
Indians live in simply because the elite
prefer English. This discrimination has
become so systemic that the elite and
middle classes send their children to
English private schools while the vast
poor send theirs to the government
schools of their mother tongue. One need
not mention that universities and even
government jobs require fluency in
English, as mandated by the ruling elite.
Therefore, a person’s socioeconomic
status in Indian society is approximately
in line with his or her fluency in the
language. In other words: a new caste
English Language In
India
GUEST POST WRITTEN BY
Sahith Aula
Capital Flows , CONTRIBUTOR
Guest commentary curated by Forbes Opinion. Avik
Roy, Opinion Editor. FULL BIO
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are
their own.
Mr. Aula is a graduate of the University of
Cambridge, The Sandra Day O’Connor College of
Law and Emory University.
Imagine living in a nation where you, a
member of the majority, are unable to
read the label of the medicine you must
give your child, the menu at a local
restaurant or even the warning signs of
the road; a place where you are unable
to comprehend the government
document officiating your driver’s
license, tax filing or marriage. This is the
world that hundreds of millions of
Indians live in simply because the elite
prefer English. This discrimination has
become so systemic that the elite and
middle classes send their children to
English private schools while the vast
poor send theirs to the government
schools of their mother tongue. One need
not mention that universities and even
government jobs require fluency in
English, as mandated by the ruling elite.
Therefore, a person’s socioeconomic
status in Indian society is approximately
in line with his or her fluency in the
language. In other words: a new caste
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